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Sheet # 100/Multistep Math Problems

Name: _____________________ Date_____________


Show your work.

1) There are 6 squirrels, Each squirrel carries 3 acorns. They want to store thirty acorns.


a) How many acorns do they carry in all?



b) Have they stored thirty acorns? If not, how many more acorns do they need?




2) Samantha has 5 red beads, 8 black beads, and 9 blue beads. Stephanie has 6 red beads, 6 black beads, and 12 blue beads. Danielle has 8 red beads, 8 black beads, and 7 blue beads.

a) How many beads does each person have?





b) How many beads are there in all?







c) How can you make them equal?































Answer for Sheet # 100

1)
a) 18 acorns
b) 12 more acorns

2)
a) Samantha; 22 beads
Stephanie: 24 beads
Danielle: 23 beads

b) 69 beads

c) Stephanie gives one bead to Samantha